Whitehall Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Veteran Medical Malpractice Lawyers Provide Sophisticated and Practical Legal Guidance to Clients Harmed in Whitehall and Throughout Western Pennsylvania

Seeking out treatment for a suspected medical condition can be stressful and traumatic in and of itself. You want to recover from your condition to live life to the fullest and expect that your doctors and other healthcare providers will provide you with the best medical care possible. Unfortunately, one simple mistake by a doctor or healthcare provider can prevent you from achieving a positive outcome and, in most cases, there is almost nothing that you can do to stop the harm from happening.

At Berger & Lagnese, LLC, our entire practice is focused on helping injured people recover compensation from those people and entities whose careless actions caused unnecessary harm. In medical malpractice cases, it is especially important to retain a lawyer with specialized experience handling medical malpractice cases. In our four decades’ worth of experience protecting patient safety in Whitehall and the surrounding communities, we have developed a reputation for excellence and our client testimonials speak for themselves. Call us today to see how we can help you recover financially while you focus on recovering from the physical harm you have suffered.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in Whitehall, Pennsylvania

While the patient usually cannot prevent the adverse effects of carelessness on the part of a doctor or healthcare provider, harm suffered by patients can often be prevented if medically trained individuals simply exercised caution and provided appropriate care. Doctors, nurses, radiologists, obstetricians, and other medical professionals are all required to undergo specific and extensive training designed to prevent medical negligence.

When a medical professional ignores the relevant standard of care or is inadequately trained to provide the treatment in question, patients suffer harm that may have been entirely preventable. Medical malpractice can occur when, for example:

Establishing liability in every medical malpractice case is different because every patient’s circumstances are unique. Despite this, all victims of medical malpractice share the need to recover compensation for the harm they have suffered—medical treatment is expensive, and many patients remain unable to work while they receive care for the additional harm caused by medical malpractice. At Berger & Lagnese, LLC, our experienced Whitehall medical malpractice lawyers will work tirelessly to recover compensation for:

Medical expenses,

Future medical and rehabilitative care,

Specialized care made necessary because of the additional harm suffered,

If you suspect that negligent medical care was the cause of harm that you have suffered, call our offices today to schedule a free initial consultation with our experienced medical malpractice lawyers. You can also fill out this secure online contact form to tell us what happened in your case. We serve clients in Whitehall and throughout Western Pennsylvania and are committed to protecting patient safety in our communities.

About Whitehall, PA

Whitehall is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in Allegheny County and is home to about 13,733 residents (as of 2017). It is thought that Whitehall was named after a nearby tavern (named “White Hall”) which operated in the area in the 1850s. Whitehall is currently served by the Baldwin-Whitehall school district and has been a home rule community since the 1970s. Pennsylvania’s Route 51 connects Whitehall to downtown Pittsburgh and, while no trains service Whitehall directly, the area is served by at least four bus lines.

FAQ: If I decide to pursue a claim for medical malpractice against my doctor in Whitehall, does that mean that other patients will have more difficulty receiving medical care in the future?

No. Medical malpractice lawsuits have not been shown to negatively impact patient care, primarily because the state of Pennsylvania has taken significant steps to make pursuing a medical malpractice case much more difficult. This means that you must first establish certain critical elements before you can even file a lawsuit for medical malpractice, and you must find another doctor who will attest to the fact that your doctor committed malpractice. These and other requirements have reduced the incidence of frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, meaning that only negligent doctors and hospitals will be punished. Even more importantly, doctors and hospitals must have malpractice insurance. Insurance companies are acutely aware of the cost of a medical malpractice lawsuit, so will require that certain steps be taken to protect patient safety.

FAQ: What if my doctor was negligent in providing my care, but someone else caught the error in time so that I wasn’t actually injured?

Do I have a case for medical malpractice based upon my doctor’s negligence? Under Pennsylvania law, you must establish both the negligence element and the fact that the negligence caused you to suffer some type of harm. This means that if you were not injured and your condition wasn’t worsened by the doctor’s mistake, you cannot sue for medical malpractice even if it was someone else who corrected the doctor’s mistake.